Belinda Sutton Attendance Quiz Question Title * 1. Thanks for watching this session of History School! In order to get a certificate of attendance, please answer 3 short questions about this session. Enter your first and last name below as you'd like it to appear on your certificate. First Name Last Name Question Title * 2. What is the main reason that historians study Belinda Sutton? There are documents that provide details of her dramatic escape from slavery. She was the first enslaved person in North America to publish a poem. She formally requested that the government give her money that she believed she was owed Question Title * 3. Where was Belinda Sutton enslaved? Massachusetts Virginia New York Question Title * 4. Why did Sutton argue that she was entitled to money? Sutton’s former owner’s will stated that she was entitled to it. The State of Massachusetts said all enslaved people were entitled to receive pay. Sutton’s former owner treated her badly. Next
